Now Bandegan (Persian: نوبندگان)[a] is a city in, and the capital of, Now Bandegan District of Fasa County, Fars province, Iran.[4] It also serves as the administrative center for Now Bandegan Rural District.[5]
Now Bandegan
Persian: نوبندگان | |
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City | |
Now Bandegan | |
Coordinates: 28°51′14″N 53°49′34″E / 28.85389°N 53.82611°E[1] | |
Country | Iran |
Province | Fars |
County | Fasa |
District | Now Bandegan |
Population (2016)[2] | |
• Total | 2,410 |
Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
Now Bandegan was renowned for its Zorationism and Jewish population along with traditional and contemporary medicine in the area until the start of modernization of medicine in Iran after 1900s. Its population was 2,933 in 766 households.[6] The following census in 2011 counted 2,704 people in 821 households.[7] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 2,410 people in 823 households.[2]